Danielle Whittington, a third-fifth grade literacy coach and project-based learning with art integration teacher at Columbia Elementary, recently received a $1,000 graduate scholarship from the Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE). A National Board Certified Teacher and resident of Columbia, Whittington earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University, her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Mississippi, and her Specialist degree in Educational Leadership Administration K-12 from Mississippi College. A member of MPE since 2015, she is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership at Mississippi College.
Founded in 1979, the Mississippi Professional Educators is Mississippi’s largest and premier organization for professional educators, serving approximately 12,000 teachers, administrators and support personnel. MPE serves members in pre-K through graduate education in both public and private institutions with the purpose of promoting better education for the children of Mississippi. MPE awards up to twenty scholarships every year in the amount of $1,000 each to MPE members who wish to pursue graduate level studies at a college or university in Mississippi. For additional information regarding MPE’s graduate scholarship
opportunities and other benefits, please visit www.mpe.org.
